Keith Ballard Huge Hip Check on Malkin

[jonjonphenomonon]

Nothing wrong with hip checks. Wtf are the refs smoking

[TheWhiteFactor]

marchand 5 games? Really?

[xSouIReaper]

Ballard and his hipchecks. They make everyone rage.

[07beyotch]

Only a pussy would go after someone who makes a clean hit. In this case a former Golden Gopher taught him a lesson.

[Mauro1897]

HAHAHAHAHAHA fuck off cindy "trying to be strong" D:D:D what a pussy.. epic hit

[iTzzWiNNa]

that wasn't clean at ALL

[rlav2000]

Cindy Crosby! You just gotta laugh.

[TheCanadianKeyboard]

k i like crosby but the hit was clean cmon man! dumbass haha

[sonicss8]

ifonlytheywerehear in the vid he did

[sonicss8]

wait crosby won a fight?!

[Ifonlytheywerehear]

@sonicss8 no... he didnt..

[JimmyEganDavis13]

@sonicss8 he did take him down either way

[TheJanaA09]

Ballard has the best hipchecks in the game. And crosby got what he deserved for going after Ballard after a clean hit. there's a reason "Crosby [was] ***trying*** to be strong".

[Terminus92]

i hate crosby hes a faggot and im canadian btw the only time i liked him was during the olympic games

[LoserProne]

Hey Crosby actually started a fight when a guy is ready...

[godsfuneral]

The king of hip checks

[Xeodox]

I bet if someone other than Crosby jumped in and fought Ballard, nobody would be bitching...

[EdMcStinko]

I give props to Crosby for answering the bell there, but it was a clean hit.

[lemonpop4u]

crosbys version of fighting....bring them to the ice

[kurtschwarz1]

Nice hip check and fight!!!

[iambush90]

crosby got OWNED DUDE. WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP. best clip ever. oh wait the hit on malkin was okay too.

[SansaFreak]

way to go sidney cry-baby :)

[xkillingxtime]

This is what captains are supposed to do... Just FUCKIN chill people he's standing up for his assistant captain who obviously just got humiliated

[adampietruszewski]

i love how crosbitch "fights." all he does is try and get a punch in and then he pulls the other guy to the ice. Happens every time he gets in a "fight" pussy

[Opiv337]

@adampietruszewski its OK, he got wrecked here

[crosbysakic8719]

crosby beat his ass

[scumatron]

@crosbysakic8719 how the heck would u figure that?!?

[crosbysakic8719]

@scumatron because the dumbass ballard couldn't keep his balance in a fight against "crybaby crosby"

[QBZ38]

Why wud florida trade him to vancouver and give away grabner go canucks go :) !!!!!!

[haloforgester602]

i like malkin as a player but man, keith ballard is a role model for young defensman, taking on one of the leagues best. Malkin goes airborne at 0:02 lol! but dont get mad at me, malkin a good palyer, for all you pens fans

[gumballthechewy]

@kpastuck2009

That's not a very nice thing to say. I don't like a lot of players (Kane in particular) but I don't wish there careers over, that's just a really low, mean spirited thing to wish for...

[gumballthechewy]

It hurts me to see Ballard get work like that by Crosby... Ahh you'll get him next time buddy!

[sidneycrosbyfan1000]

at least crosby doesn't slash his own goalie

like ballard did

LMFAO 

[rcbasher101]

@sidneycrosbyfan1000 at least Ballard is still playing hockey :D

[skliu]

clean hit, great hit, glad to have him on the canucks.

[villanova85]

That was really low!!!

[nickyt96]

What an awesome hit I'm glad to see he still dishes those out while in a canucks jersey haha

[cheeseburgersox]

ahahaha crosby sucks

[BearsRock2000]

Ballard sucks, eventually someone will kick the shit out of him, props to Sid for going after him !!!!!

[Natural1971]

@BearsRock2000 w/e Crosby is a punk and Malkin thinks he's Superman and puts himself in situations like this. It's hockey and homos like Crosby and Malkin think they're playing futbol lmao

[RinneganGuy]

LMFAO "Crosby *trying* to b strong. XD

[Yulimaruli]

@RinneganGuy hahaha

[hypercarbon]

@kpastuck2009 really? too bad? malkin is easily top 4 forward in the NHL. You're an idiot.

[Alientank]

IMO if you attack someone who just made a clean hit you should get a suspension.

[cityondown44]

@Alientank I get your reasoning and all, but I mean, when you're on the ice and you see your teammate go down, you aren't concerned with whether or not it's a clean hit. The great thing about hockey is that no matter what, your teammates are all like family, and with all the intensity and adrenaline, you're bound to get worked up over it whether it's a clean hit or not.

[Alientank]

@cityondown44 Doesn't matter. Clean hits are legal, someone giving a good shoulder check should not be punished, period.

[pfeff11]

@Alientank okay brenden shanahan..maybe an extra penalty not a suspension

[Alientank]

@pfeff11 Are you fucking retarded? Brendan Shanahan is trying to remove head shots, not clean hits like this one. Educate yourself.

[njduquette]

@Alientank clean hit or dirty hit you dont want your star players hit at all. hitting is part of the game so is defending your team mates

[Alientank]

@njduquette Hitting is part of the game. It was only recently in the last 15-20 years that suddenly it's ok to attack someone who nailed a guy with his head down.

[njduquette]

@Alientank what about the enforcers from the 70's? one of the toughest eras in hockey. those guys didnt exist just to fight each other. they were there to protect team mates, mainly the star players. enforcers have been around for much longer than 20yrs. if protecting your players wasnt part of the game those players would have never made it. a good captian or any good team mate will stick up for one another. and ballard was willing he didnt just get jumped

[doubleplay1919]

@Alientank i agree man,my dad was a ref and i'd often go with him to watch any game he reffed,why is the hipcheck outlawed these days? Ballard may be the best in the league at hip checks,he doesnt go low on them,being a canuck fan im liking him alot this year,skating hard,joining the rush,i like it.....thanx for listening(so to speak) to my rant,cheers

[Jaybear2828]

@Alientank thats the pussiest thing i have ever heard if you run star players you should have to expect to answer

[Alientank]

@Jaybear2828 Just because you're a star doesn't mean people shouldn't hit you. If you wanna play the game, take the hits. Don't be a fag and have your team mates come in after because you're too much of a bitch to take a legal hit.

[Jaybear2828]

@Alientank no players off limits to a good check like this one im just saying your going to have to answer sooner or later if your running around hitting star players coaches dont like theyre star players getting hit

[Alientank]

@Jaybear2828 So what? Every team has star players. It's not an exclusivity thing. As long as the hits are legal, this extra bullshit of players coming in to fight every time is ridiculous. Though I understand wanting to protect your investment in a player. My way of things will never happen though because players don't hit clean. A lot of low paid goons still play and they fucked up Crosby's career over it already.

[Timmeejr]

I can see that ballard doesnt want a hug from crosby. I hate crosby

[rylaniredale]

So stoked we have Ballard now - destroys to of the best center's in the game in one play. GO NUCKS!

[bananian]

malkin got Ballarded

[mnvofvan]

What Crosby has to fight your own battles Malkin. Don Cherry is right Russian players are soft.

[Soar56]

That was a sweet hip check

[TychoBrahee]

please explain what wasn't clean about this hit

[kickapoo42]

truly awesome